Wayuu

The Wayuu is a South American Indian tribe in Colombia and Venezuela, with a population of 293,777 in Venezuela and 144,003 in Colombia. Related to Arawakans, the Wayuu practice both traditional animism and Catholicism.

History
The Wayuu were never subdued by Spain during their colonization of South America, but in 1887 Catholic missionaries were sent to evangelize the Wayuu, while Pope Pius X created a vicariate in 1905. In 1997, the Wayuu made up 20% of Colombia's Amerindian population with 144,003 people, while in 2001 they were 57.5% of the Amerindian people in Venezuela with 293,777 people.